"free market" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfɹi ˈmɑɹkət/ [US], /ˈfɹi ˈmɑɹkət/ [US] Forms: free markets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free market (plural free markets)
  1. (economics) Any market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention. Categories (topical): Capitalism, Economics, Libertarianism Synonyms: open market Related terms: free-market, free marketeer, free marketeering, market economy Translations (competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions): mercat lliure [masculine] (Catalan), 自由市場 (Chinese Mandarin), 自由市场 (zìyóu shìchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 公開市場 (Chinese Mandarin), 公开市场 (gōngkāi shìchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), volný trh [masculine] (Czech), vapaa markkina (Finnish), avoin markkina (Finnish), libre marché [masculine] (French), თავისუფალი ბაზარი (tavisupali bazari) (Georgian), ღია ბაზარი (ɣia bazari) (Georgian), freie Markt [feminine] (German), ελεύθερη αγορά (eléftheri agorá) [feminine] (Greek), שוק חופשי (Hebrew), margadh oscailte [masculine] (Irish), libero mercato [masculine] (Italian), 自由市場 (jiyū shijō) (alt: じゆうしじょう) (Japanese), еркін нарық (erkın naryq) (Kazakh), бос нарық (bos naryq) (Kazakh), mākete herekore (Maori), بازار آزاد (bâzâr-e âzâd) (Persian), wolny rynek [masculine] (Polish), mercado livre [masculine] (Portuguese), свобо́дный ры́нок (svobódnyj rýnok) [masculine] (Russian), mercado libre [masculine] (Spanish), fri marknad [common-gender] (Swedish), malayang pamilihan (Tagalog), malayang merkado (Tagalog), ตลาดเสรี (dtà-làat-sěe-rii) (Thai), serbest piyasa (Turkish)

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